A semiconductor device includes a lower electrode of a capacitor, a dielectric layer disposed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode of the capacitor disposed on the dielectric layer. The upper electrode includes a doped poly-Si1-xGex layer. An interlayer insulating layer is disposed on the doped poly-Si1-xGex layer and has a contact hole partially exposing the doped poly-Si1-xGex layer. A metal contact plug is in the contact hole and an interconnection layer is disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and connected to the metal contact plug. Related interconnection structures and fabrication methods are also disclosed.
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1. An integrated circuit capacitor, comprising: a lower capacitor electrode on a substrate; a capacitor dielectric layer on the lower capacitor electrode; an upper capacitor electrode directly on said capacitor dielectric layer, said upper capacitor electrode comprising a doped poly-Si 1-x Ge x layer, wherein 0.15≦x≦0.6; an interlayer insulating layer directly on the doped poly-Si 1-x Ge x layer, said interlayer insulating layer having a contact hole therein aligned to a recess in the doped poly-Si 1-x Ge x layer; and a metal contact plug extending through the contact hole and into the recess; wherein a depth of the recess in the doped poly-Si 1-x Ge x layer is greater than 200 Å.
2. The integrated circuit capacitor of claim 1 , wherein a lateral cross-sectional width of the recess at a bottom thereof is less than a corresponding lateral cross-sectional width of the contact hole at an interface between said interlayer insulating layer and the doped poly-Si 1-x Ge x layer.
3. The integrated circuit capacitor of claim 2 , where x is about 0.26.
4. The integrated circuit capacitor of claim 1 , where x is about 0.26.
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